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The Good Old Boys
by Elmer KeltonIn this comic novel plotting is crucial. It is a beautifully constructed book in which all the parts mesh, like a fine-tooled machine
Cold Case (Alan Gregory Series #8)
by Stephen Whitethe annals of unsolved crimes. The grisly double murder of two teenage girls who went out one crisp autumn evening--only to be found the following spring, their young bodies mutilated. A crime that left two families and a quiet mountain community irrevocably scarred. Now, more than a decade later, an organization calling itself Locard--an elite group of prosecutors, federal agents, forensic specialists, and others--is reopening the case at the request of one of the families. And one of its members, a retired FBI agent, has just summoned clinical psychologist Alan Gregory and his wife, Boulder County assistant district attorney Lauren Crowder, to Washington to join forces with them. With Lauren doing some local f/eldwork, Man is asked to create psychological profiles of the two dead girls. As he reconstructs the lives of Tami and Mariko, he discovers two girls basking in the glow of ripening adolescence yet shadowed by secrets they kept from their families and from each other. What began as an exercise in psychological detection evolves into a dangerous game of cat and mouse between Alan and Dr. Raymond Welle. A therapist turned U.S. congressman who has built an empire on the sheer force of his blustery will and fierce ambition, Welle has a damning connection to one of the victims. And his own life is not untouched by violence: Several years earlier, his wife was murdered on their Elk River Valley ranch by a suicidal patient.
Bristlecone Peak
by Dave BrownJake Brady, a farmer from Kentucky, fleeing for his life from his neighbor and four of his sons who have tracked him a thousand miles, ended up in the mining town of Alma, high in the Colorado Rockies. Wiley Deluce, one of the fastest and deadliest draws alive, arrived in Alma to carry out a job he was paid to do. Jake and Wiley met, became partners and blood brothers in the crowded Silver Heels bar, and that's when their love and adventures began.
Charbonneau's Gold: A Lewis & Clark Story
by Rita ClearyThe hardships were incredible. The duration of the trip overland and over the Rockies was much longer than expected. Some hope arrived with Charbonneau, who claimed he knew the way to the Pacific
When Calls the Heart (Canadian West, Book #1)
by Janette OkeAnother heartwarming prairie romance from the pen of bestselling author Janette Oke! Young, pretty, cultured and educated, Elizabeth's eastern upbringing in a rather well-to-do family has not prepared her for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. But she squares her shoulders and takes on her formidable task with love, humor and determination. She is just as determined not to become romantically involved with a frontiersman. And then she meets Wynn -. But Beth discovers that he also has determined never to marry; that he would "never ask a woman he loved" to share the perils in the life of a Royal Canadian Mountie! Can Beth change his mind? Will Wynn listen - ? Laugh, cry and learn with Beth as she experiences life and love on the prairie!
Where The Wild Rose Blooms (Rocky Mountain Memories, #1)
by Lori WickIn the high mountains of Colorado, Clayton Taggart dreams of the day when he can leave the rough life of a mine surveyor to become a teacher. In the midst of his plans, he meets Jackie Fontaine, a newcomer from the East whose strongwilled spirit causes friction from the start. At first Clay gains more pleasure out of teasing Jackie than wooing her. Just as the spark of love ignites, tragedy strikes, leaving Jackie with a secret so terrible she would rather lose Clay than share it with him. Can anything draw Jackie from her self-imposed exile and open the shutters of her blinded heart?
A Mountain Europa
by John Fox Jr.As Clayton rose to his feet in the still air, the tree-tops began to tremble in the gap below him, and a rippling ran through the leaves up the mountain-side.
Nebraska! (Wagons West Series, Book #2)
by Dana Fuller RossNEBRASKA! This is the story of fearless devotion to a hard-won ideal, of betrayal from within and sabotage that reaches as far as Britain's and Imperial Russia's shores, of Indian uprising and natural disaster. And above all, it is the story of "Whip" Holt, the ruggedly quiet leader of this leg of the perilous migration; and of Cathy van Ayl, who leaves her family behind in Missouri to continue on with Whip Holt's train--perhaps, to win his heart.
Oregon! (Wagons West Series, Book #4)
by Dana Fuller RossPerilous snow-crowned peaks and silver rivers swollen to devouring torrents. Indian massacres. Foreign saboteurs. Three mighty nations clash on the fertile shores of the Pacific as America's first wagon train rides into the heart of crisis between England's Queen Victoria, Czar Nicholas of Imperial Russia and President Van Buren in Washington. Three great powers gamble in a winner-take-all game. OREGON! Valor and devotion ride side by side with intrigue and bitter rivalry. Spies. Traitors. Wagon master Whip Holt is wanted by two women - his wife who is courted by Englishmen and Russians, and Cathy van Ayl Blake, married to the supreme commander of American forces in the Oregon Territory.
Texas! (Wagons West Series, Book #5)
by Dana Fuller RossThe sweeping saga of America's great expansion and the invincible men and women who braved the unknown peril of the vast frontier. Ever onward! They came from young nation's East and West, from around the world - to claim new lands, new loves, new lives. TEXAS! The bold now Republic is fighting for its life. Ready to rally lo the cause of Texas liberty are the stalwart settlers, Oregon! And as a band of Oregon volunteers makes the1 treacherous journey through Mexican territory, Cathy Blake! joins her husband, veteran commander Lee Blake, to lead wagon train of future settlers from the East. Branded as invadi ers by the Mexican army, these brave Americans daringly defa outlaws, Indians and a fiery vendetta...while the ruggedly ha some young captain Rick Miller holds the destiny of Texas in his hands, and love for another man's woman in his heart.
Colorado! (Wagons West Series, Book #7)
by Dana Fuller RossColorado! Some came for freedom; others, to build a new life. But in 1858, when gold is discovered in the Colorado region, thousands of desperate men and women descend on Denver like a hungry swarm. Homesteaders struggle to hold onto their claims, but none are immune to the effects of gold fever. Wagon train veteran Chet Harris risks his life to repeat the success he found in the California gold fields. Mineral expert Luke Brando masquerades as a banker, while his wife hides a yearning for riches of her own. And young Cathy Blake discovers just how far she’ll go to defeat a voluptuous rival. But the greatest challenge belongs to General Lee Burke, one of the original pioneers of the Oregon Trail. Under orders from U.S. President James Buchanan, he must gain the support of Colorado – with all its newfound wealth – to forge the fate of a nation. But time is running out. Tensions between the North and the South are heating up. Soon every American will be called on to fight – for the greatest dream of all…
California! (Wagons West Series, Book #6)
by Dana Fuller RossCALIFORNIA! Men answer the siren song of gold. Lonely wives fend off peril while husbands pan for nuggets. And Melissa, a red-haired Texas beauty, finds herself sold into shame by the man she loves. Former wagon master Whip Holt sets out to save her and joins Sheriff Rick Miller in a relentless search for two brutal murderers. Together they try to stem the tide of greed and violence which threatens to destroy the new American territory.
Nevada! (Wagons West Series, Book #8)
by Dana Fuller RossIn the midst of an ever-mounting Civil War, Major General Lee Blake is summoned to spearhead a mission of utmost importance to the Union cause--the transport of an invaluable shipment of silver from the Comstock. Aided by his long-time friend and wagonmaster Whip Holt, Whip's courageous son, a beautiful sharp-shooting newswoman and a seductive courtesan, the vital journey begins. But the task is fraught with danger and adventure as Confederate saboteurs and cunning British agents will stop at nothing to prevent the "silver train" from reaching its destination.
Washington! (Wagons West Series, Book #9)
by Dana Fuller RossAt the close of the Civil War, wounded hero Toby Holt rides west to claim a homestead on the vast timberlands of Washington. Awaiting him are shrewd, ruthless profiteers and two beautiful women, the courtesan who seduced Toby into a loveless marriage and a vivacious young woman who is pledged to another man.
Montana! (Wagons West Series, Book #10)
by Dana Fuller RossThe deep wounds of the Civil War freshly healed, Americas bravest and best ride westward to unite the continent into one great nation. Toby Holt, son of the legendary wagonmaster Whip Holt, courageously accepts a presidential mandate to take the Northwest rail road into Montana Territory. But Sioux war drums beat a warning to stay out of this Indian land. More dead still, the cold-blooded Hastings gang is spreading a legacy of terror that threatens Toby's precious new bride, Clarissa, and his beautiful first-love, Beth Martin. daring men and women steel themselves with new valor to fight for Americas rich.
First Claim
by Luke ShortGiff Ballew risks his life to take back the land he believes was stolen from his family following the Civil War. But Ballew's enemy has more guns, more money, and the town on his payroll.
The Sea of Grass
by Conrad RichterNew Mexico in the late 19th century and the conflicts between the pioneering ranchers and the farmers.
Utah! (Wagons West Series, Book #12)
by Dana Fuller RossRaw determination carried them across steep mountain trails to the lawless territory of Utah. Here brawny work gangs and rugged engineers blasted out rock-walled tunnels and laid countless miles of shining rails to link a vast continent from coast to distant coast. But soon rampaging Indians with rifles blazing joined I unscrupulous ranchers in trying to stop the iron wheels of progress from entering this virgin, untamed land. UTAH! From the West, Chinese coolies push the Central Pacific :* Railroad into this barren wilderness; from the East, ravboried Irishmen drive the rival Union Pacific closer to a historic meeting in the Mormon's land. But warpainted Shoshoni wait above the mountain passes, while below a ruthless landowner sabotages America's spectacular transcontinental plan. To Toby Holt, son of legendary wagonmaster Whip Holt, falls the challenge of keeping law and order. Beside him, his stalwart friend Rob Martin. Behind him, a sinister stranger who threatens lovely Clarissa Holt and tempestuous Beth Martin with a legacy of murder and shame... while amid the rainbow canyons and everlasting hills, brave pioneers make manifest a mighty nation's greatness.
Hell And Hot Lead - Gun-Rider
by Norman A. FoxRenegade preacher Hank McGrath finds himself pitted against three ruthless men out to sabotage the railroad; and a gambler turned rancher joins forces with a gunslinger to defeat the ranching syndicate that wants to dominate Sleeping Cat Basin.
Missouri! (Wagons West Series, Book #14)
by Dana Fuller RossTo strong men like Whip Holt's son Toby falls the dangerous job of hunting down rampaging outlaws and Indians. With young army cadet Hank Blake and loyal Chief Running Bear, Holt and his blazing rifle would challenge train robbers and gunrunners... a beautiful lady would become the shameful stakes in a contest between a con man and an Englishman... and a growing nation would fight for its glorious future with the blood and bravery of the extraordinary men and women whose journey westward began at Missouri!
Idaho! (Wagons West Series, Book #13)
by Dana Fuller RossTwo battalions of brave cavalry troops escort the new governor of Idaho Territory, Toby Holt, across nearly impassable mountains, as a desperate United States government seeks to bring law and order to this untamed territory. Criminals have already staked their claims in the saloons and bordellos of Boise. Marauding Indian bands are spreading murder and mayhem among terror-stricken settlers. To Toby Holt, son of legendary wagonmaster Whip Holt, and his friend Rob Martin falls the penilous task of turning a wilderness into a homeland for the generations to come. But shadowy figures in the past plot at deadly revenge for Toby and his beautiful wife Clarissa.
The Untamed Breed
by Gordon D. ShirreffsAT THE DAWNING OF AMERICA'S '" GREAT WESTWARD EXPANSION, ONE MAN STOOD ABOVE ALL OTHERS IN THE RACE TO CONQUER THE LAND AND ONLY ONE WOMAN COULD EVER HOPE TO CONQUER HIS HEART. The fearless trapper linked his fate to the destiny of his young country and to the three women who desired him. Drawn to his arms, possessed by him even as they yearned to possess him, they shared their lives with the man called Quint Kershaw: The Shoshoni maiden was determined to have Kershaw no matter what she had to sacrifice. The proper Easterner burned to tame the mountain man with a passion neither could deny. Although the Mexican heiress marked Quint with her fiery eyes, her love wpuld cost them both dearly. In a land both breathtaking and brutal, a man's best hopes for survival were slim, his chances at happiness nil. But Quint Kershaw dared to challenge the untamed West, to claim any woman he wanted, and to carve out an enduring legacy that would last forever.